Murakami Station (Niigata)
Murakami Station (村上駅, Murakami eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 Murakami Station, April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 11-11 Tabutamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 958-0854 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°13′12.7″N 139°27′48.6″E | |||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 71.4 km from Niitsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1914 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2017) | 1663 | |||||||||||||||
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  Murakami Station Location within Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Murakami Station entrance
Lines
Murakami Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 59.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Niitsu |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | (starting trains) |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
History
Murakami Station opened on 1 November 1914. The station building was rebuilt in 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1663 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Murakami City Hall
- Murakami Post Office
- Murakami General Hospital
- Senami Onsen
In front of the station
Bus network map of Murakami City
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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